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The car I first learned to drive on was a Suzuki Omni. I was 14 and where I grew up, there are no traffic laws or driver license checks. The engine is right under the driver and smokes when you drive it hard. Fwiw makes you a better driver in the grand scheme of things. 

The first car I bought was a 2002 RAV4, right after college. Did multiple cross country road trips with it, made it into a camper with a full bed (picture in reply).

The first car that was an impulse buy was a 1994 NA Mazda Miata. Best stick shift (picture in reply).

made a slightly more involved change

hard to express how good a gated shifter sounds on a NA Miata

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Mazda gave me a 2025 Miata as a loaner last week. Spent a decent part of the day jamming up and down PCH. 

Love that little 5 speed. Desperately want one.

Congratulations 

If you ever decide to make her a project car.

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haha thank you

you should look up building an LS V8 Miata, that's the real power shift

Congratulations 

If you ever decide to make her a project car. 

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I could see that. Btw that’s a clean Miata. I miss mine. I had a 91 NA, but a short guy in a lifted Silverado broke it :/

I like short shifters but the normal length feels better with metal gates

Dang, I’ve never installed a gated shifter but i can recommend installing a short shifter. Feels good man

still mostly analog. patterns, builder, entrepreneur, analyzing your transactions since 2016

Shorter shifters make for quicker throws, this one is mainly about how it sounds / feels / looks

I have always loved the headlamps on this miata.

I've driven plenty stick, but have never driven a gated like this. Feels like you could be more accurate with the throw and quicker into gear.

Hardly contributing anything tangible...  Creator of Farcaster Country Club and founder of /unique-vehicles.

Yeah I guess I’m looking at it through the lens of people I know. Which aligns with your statement. My grandpa has a garage kept one with less that 15000 miles on it. 1995. He is also the single owner of 93 Chevy s10 with over 350k miles on it that he refuses to sell because he has done all the maintenance and knows its worth more than he will get out of it. Mentality is on point

they’re pretty well rated imo 😂

Every real car enthusiast knows what’s up and it isn’t really the car for non enthusiasts anyway, too many compromises (especially in the older generations)

My dad had almost the exact same car when I was a teenager; so much fun

I didn’t realize you have an NA Miata 

Legend

that thing is dirty 

reminds me of my old eagle talon